Fruit Biscuits Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. Dip top and sides of biscuits in butter, then in cinnamon-sugar. , Place on ungreased baking sheets. With the end of a wooden spoon handle, make a deep indentation in the center of each biscuit; fill with 1 teaspoon preserves. , Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 15 minutes before serving (preserves will be hot).

Steps:

• Mix flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt together in a large bowl.
• Cut in butter with pastry cutter or 2 knives until mixture resembles bread crumbs.
• Stir in raisins and sunflower seeds.
• Combine eggs and ginger.
• Add beaten eggs to the flour mixture, mixing well to form a soft dough, add a little milk if dough is too stiff.
• Lightly flour a work surface.
• Turn out dough and kneed until smooth.
• Roll dough out to approx 1/2in.
• Cut dough into 2in rounds.
• Place biscuits onto a greased cookie sheet and brush each one with an egg glaze (if using).
• Bake at 400F for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown and well risen.

Steps:

• Combine sugar and cinnamon.
• Dip biscuits in butter, then in cinnamon/sugar mixture.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• With end of wooden spoon handle, make deep indentation in center of each biscuit.
• Fill with preserves.
• Bake at 375 for 15-18 minutes or until brown.
• Cool 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170C/ gas mark 4.
• Sprinkle a very light dusting of flour onto the baking tray
• Beat the margarine and sugar together until fluffy. Stir in the flour and chopped dried fruit to make a soft dough.
• Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and divided the mixture in to 10-12 even sized balls
• Place them apart on the baking tray and flatten well with the back of the tablespoon.
• Cook for 12-15mins until evenly browned.
• Let cool a little before removing from the tray and placing to cool on the wire wrack.